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Adair Lawrence

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Instructor

 

Education

• M.S. Child Family and Consumer Sciences, School of Child, Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Idaho, 1995
• B.S. Home Economics, Child Development and Family Relations, 1992
• A.A. Liberal Arts , Sierra College, Rocklin California, 1983

 

Professional Experience

2006-Present

Senior Instructor- Department of Human Development, Washington State University

1996-2006

Instructor- Department of Human Development Washington State University

Fall 1998

Lecturer, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Idaho

1995-1996

Lecturer, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Idaho

1992-1996

Lead Teacher , Child Development Laboratory, School of Child, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Idaho

1984-1985

Co/owner/operator, Cozy Corner Family Childcare, Roseville CA.

1981-1984

Preschool teacher, Placer County Daycare, Roseville CA.

 

Courses Taught

• Principles and Methods of Observation, University of Idaho
• Infancy and Early Childhood, University of Idaho
• Early Childhood Practicum, University of Idaho
• Developmental Curriculum for Young Children, University of Idaho
• Learning and Guidance in Early Childhood, Washington State University
• Parent-Child Relationships, Washington State University
• Middle Childhood Through Adolescence, Washington State University
• Early Childhood Practicum, Washington State University

 

Interest Areas

• Feeding young children in group settings
• Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood care and education
• NAEYC Accreditation and Validation
• Parent/child/ teacher relationships- creating a caring community for children
• Parent education
  

 

Publications

Branen, L., Fletcher, J., Lawrence, A., (1997). Late Adolescent's perceptions of their caregiver's feeding styles and those they will use with their own children. Adolescence 32 (126), 287-298

 

Biography

I was born in Spokane Washington, lived for my school-age years in the Benewah Valley, about 56 miles northeast of Pullman. I moved to Lake Tahoe CA. in my adolescence and then to the Sierra Foothills of California where I began a family, started college and a professional career. After moving back to Idaho and finishing my education, I found a position here at Washington State University, which meets my need to work with children, families and to teach adults. As an instructor for the department of Human Development and a supervising preschool teacher in the Child Development Center, I really have the best of both worlds. My philosophy for teaching both children and adults is to "start where the learner is" and go forward. I strive to create an environment that is physically and emotionally safe. One that allows parents, children, and teachers the freedom to take risks, to learn and to grow.